Japan's Toray plans new research base as 'flying car' market grows

Materials company to set up development hub in Nagoya by 2026

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A Joby Aviation air taxi in Manhattan in 2021. Toray Industries has already supplied carbon fiber materials to urban air mobility startups like Joby. © Reuters

TAITO KUROSE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese chemical giant Toray Industries is planning to open a new development base in Nagoya by 2026 to conduct research on materials for flying cars and other next-generation aircraft, Nikkei has learned, as the materials industry prepares for growth in the urban air mobility sector.

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